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Expendable parts and supplies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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11. | Expendable parts and supplies
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Material for repair and maintenance |  | $ | 79,424 |  |  | $ | 71,876 |
Other inventories |  |  | 3,058 |  |  |  | 3,101 |
|  |  | 82,482 |  |  |  | 74,977 |
Allowance for obsolescence |  |  | (657 | ) |  |  | (475 | )
|  | $ | 81,825 |  |  | $ | 74,502 |
Expendable parts and supplies recognized as an expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of profit or loss under “Maintenance, materials and repairs” amount to $ 28.1 million, $24.7 million and $27.2 million, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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